Yoga Training for Returning Veterans With Headache

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

TERMINATED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

20 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2013-10-31

Study Completion Date

2014-12-31

Brief Summary

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The objective of the study is to evaluate the efficacy of a yoga treatment for veterans with mild post-traumatic and chronic tension-type headaches.

Study Aims:

* Does this yoga treatment, targeted toward specific symptoms veterans with mild post-traumatic and chronic tension-type headaches experience, assist in decreasing headaches and associated symptoms?
* Does this yoga treatment, targeted toward specific symptoms veterans with mild post-traumatic and chronic tensions-type headaches experience, assist in improving quality of life?
* Does this yoga treatment, targeted toward specific symptoms veterans with mild post-traumatic and chronic tension-type headaches experience, improve mood?
* Do the effects of yoga on symptoms, mood, and quality of life maintain 2 months post completion of treatment?

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Detailed Description

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The objective of the study is to evaluate the efficacy of a yoga treatment for veterans with mild post-traumatic and chronic tension-type headaches. The yoga will be provided in the form of 6 weekly yoga sessions aimed at providing direct instruction and immediate feedback on postures, breathing, and relaxation techniques in a small group format. The sessions will be led by an experienced yoga instructor who is a part of the study team and have worked with medical patients. A post-yoga 2-month follow-up assessment of self-reported symptoms, mood, and quality of life will also be assessed.

This is a feasibility study to determine if a yoga treatment is received favorably and can be successfully delivered to veterans seeking treatments for post-traumatic and chronic tension-type headaches. This study does not include a comparison group; therefore, we can only make conclusions based on pre to post differences in subjects who participate in the yoga. Our aim for this study is to collect data on the potential benefits of a targeted yoga treatment for symptoms experienced by these subjects, and to then utilize these data to implement a larger study with a comparison group.

Conditions

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Post Traumatic Headache Chronic Daily Headache

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NA

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Iyengar-based Yoga Training

6 weekly Iyengar-based yoga classes

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Iyengar-based Yoga Training

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

6 weekly Iyengar-based yoga classes

Interventions

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Iyengar-based Yoga Training

6 weekly Iyengar-based yoga classes

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Exclusion Criteria

Exclusion based on the following: 1). Age less than 18 years old (not an adult); 2). Not a veteran; 3). Physical limitations, mobility issues, or severe chronic medical issues that may impede one's ability to participate in yoga classes (e.g., wheelchair bound veterans, amputees, those with severe musculoskeletal or nerve pain or injury such as chronic back pain with significantly limited range of motion); 4). Current severe psychiatric diagnoses (e.g., schizophrenia, bipolar disorder) or history of psychiatric hospitalizations; 5). Current substance abuse or dependence; 6). Current regular yoga practice involving more than an hour of yoga per week in a formal setting; and 7). If a woman, currently pregnant or breast feeding.

Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No